Valcke says April-May too hot for 2022 World Cup

AP , Associated Press

Nov. 13, 20139:33 AM ET

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke says April and May are too hot to play the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks at a press conference with Sheik Mohammed bin Hamad al-Thani, chairman of Qatar 2022 bid committee, in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Blatter said he is confident of resolving all issues with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar that has come under criticism by rights groups over conditions for workers building the venues. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

FIFA President Sepp Blatter speaks at a press conference with Sheik Mohammed bin Hamad al-Thani, chairman of Qatar 2022 bid committee, in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Blatter said he is confident of resolving all issues with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar that has come under criticism by rights groups over conditions for workers building the venues. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)

FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, arrives with Sheik Mohammed bin Hamad al-Thani, chairman of Qatar 2022 bid committee, at a press conference in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Blatter said he is confident of resolving all issues with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar that has come under criticism by rights groups over conditions for workers building the venues. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)